Do you want to join a dream team of educators who are innovative, passionate, and committed to challenging the status quo in public education and building a model for academically rigorous social justice education in Oakland and beyond?!

ARISE High School, a small charter school in East Oakland, California focused on preparing students to find success in college and career, is growing and seeking passionate and skilled teachers interested in joining a crew of dedicated and experienced educators, students, parents, and community leaders who struggle together to help create a more just, healthy, and equitable society.

Who We Are:

At ARISE we nurture, train, and discipline our school community to engage in a continuous practice of developing mind, heart, and body towards a vision where we actively rise up. Agency and self-determination drive our struggle to improve our own material and social conditions towards a more healthy, equitable, & just society.

The mission of ARISE High School is to empower ourselves with the skills, knowledge, and agency to become highly educated, humanizing, critically conscious, intellectual, and reflective leaders in our community.

Required Qualifications for Sexuality, Health, and Wellness Studies Teacher

• Hold a valid California Teaching Credential in any subject area
• Be able to work from and build upon an established curriculum, scope, and sequence
• Growth mindset, commitment to building a healthy staff culture of professional learners
• Commitment to equity and serving the students, families, and community of ARISE
• Committed to further developing the skills and examining the ideologies associated with the criteria

Teacher Job Responsibilities & Expectations

• Attend and participate fully in teaching 4 sections of Sexuality, Health, and Wellness Studies Teacher and/or elective courses
• Weekly Professional Development and weekly or bi-weekly coaching meetings with an instructional coach (all teachers at ARISE have a dedicated instructional coach)
• Participate in professional development opportunities to develop skills and expand scope of curricular and instructional knowledge and understanding (including school-wide professional development retreats, critical inquiry group participation, opportunities with school partners, and outside individual professional development)
• Provide regular feedback to students about their progress, including completing quarterly progress reports and updating the online grade book weekly
• Participate in “Academic Familia” grade level meetings to problem solve student issues and build out collaborative, cross-curricular projects
• Develop project-based “Rigorous Summative Assessments” in alignment with our
• Collaborate with teachers/peers and our Adelante Student Support team to provide a consistent academic support system for all students
• Participate in peer observations with other teachers to heighten the effectiveness and experience of our community of teachers as learners
• Align course content with our Public and Community Health Pathway
• Provide academic support outside of class to our students (e.g. tutoring, mentoring, homework assistance, including one afternoon each week assisting with required study hall hours) at least twice per week.
• Contribute to teaching a two-week beyond the classroom course during our Post Session, which runs for the final two weeks of the school year
• Attend and support additional beyond the classroom activities including Advisory retreats, College Tours, Days of Service, Student-led conferences, and Exhibition nights)

Salary and Schedule

• Salary Range: 55-95k a year based on experience & qualifications
• Competitive, with health, sick, and pension benefits
• Stipends available for leadership responsibilities, advanced degrees, Spanish fluency
• Employment runs from August 1st through the beginning of June. On-site work is estimated to begin on the first week of August.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• High school

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Charter school

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Oakland, CA 94601 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Oakland, CA 94601: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Required)

Work Location: In person